Letter: FairTax would eliminate IRS, and it's headed for a vote

EDITOR: U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., sent a letter Sept. 25 to FairTax volunteers stating the House Ways and Means Committee will vote on the FairTax for the first time in history. All tax reform bills in the House of Representatives must pass the House Ways and Means Committee. This is an historic event for those who have worked long and hard for freedom.

Today the Internal Revenue Service is 91 percent shut down. The FairTax will close it for good.

The movie "Unfair" will be released in September. There are trailers on YouTube. It will detail the abuses of power and cover-ups and will expose the IRS as a blatantly unfair and corrupt entity. The IRS has vast power with its own police agency that may carry weapons and has the capability to close a business or put you in jail. The IRS invades our homes, our employers, our banks, our churches and charities.

A Mercatus Center study released last May explains the more than $1 trillion cost of complying with this tax system. Lobbying for tax-preferential treatment runs in the billions. Legislators' campaign coffers gain by trading tax favors for contributions. Forbes reported in 2011 that it took 6.1 billion hours to fill out tax forms.

The FairTax eliminates tax forms for individuals. It eliminates federal tax withholding. You would take home your gross pay minus state income taxes. The FairTax provides a monthly prebate to households which covers the cost of the FairTax on necessities. If you like the idea of choosing when to pay taxes and how much, contact your legislators and make sure they co-sponsor The FairTax Act of 2013.

With 81 federal legislators signed onto The FairTax Act of 2013, prospects for passage look good.